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death's-heads

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plural of death's-head

as in polls

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Georgia, Texas and Alabama took turns holding the top spot in the first six polls in 2024.

— Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Several polls have shown the Texas contest competitive as Abbott seeks a fourth term in office.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026

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Spears and a club The team found a pointed stick and two spears lying close to the antlered skulls of red deer.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Colorfully decorated as bones, pumpkins, cauldrons, skulls, and owls, these treats are like specialty canine cookies.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2026

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The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

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Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Zavodovski is home to both chinstraps and macaroni penguins, which have distinctive yellow feather plumes on their heads.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

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